[CentOS] Do I need a dedicated firewall?

Nux! nux at li.nux.ro
Thu Dec 12 11:25:14 UTC 2013


On 12.12.2013 05:00, Jason T. Slack-Moehrle wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> So my electricity bill is through the roof and I need to pair down 
> some
> equipment.
> 
> I have a CentOS 6.5 Server (a few TB, 32gb RAM) running some simple 
> web
> stuff and Zimbra. I have 5 static IP's from Comcast. I am considering
> giving this server a public IP and plugging it directly into my cable
> modem. This box can handle everything with room for me to do more.
> 
> Doing this would allow me to power down my pfSense box and additional
> servers by consolidating onto this single box.
> 
> I have the firewall on on the server and only allowing the few ports I 
> need.
> 
> I dont run ssh on 22
> 
> What do you guys think?
> 
> Jason

I'd ditch the PFsense box.

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